One of mid-Missouri’s largest manufacturers has celebrated its 50th anniversary in Jefferson City by announcing a $10-million expansion. Hitachi Energy will add 75 new jobs at their …
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No arrests in shooting on West Bellview, outside of Columbia
Boone County Sheriff’s deputies are still investigating Tuesday’s overnight shooting in the Bellview subdivision, near Scott Boulevard. This area is outside Columbia city limits, near the MKT …
Read More »Summer trial appears likely for Derek Dooley’s lawsuit against UM Board of Curators
A Boone County judge has given attorneys for former Mizzou offensive coordinator Derek Dooley and the UM Board of Curators until Friday to file proposed dates for …
Read More »UPDATE: One person wounded on West Bellview incident
Boone County sheriff’s deputies confirm one person was wounded in that overnight gunfire on West Bellview drive, near Scott Boulevard. Boone County Sheriff’s Captain Brian Leer tells …
Read More »Mid-Missouri state lawmaker hopeful courts will strike down voter ID
A Columbia lawmaker who serves on the Missouri House Elections and Elected Officials Committee opposes voter ID legislation approved in Jefferson City. State Rep. David Tyson Smith (D-Columbia) …
Read More »Mid-Missouri library employees vote to unionize
The Missouri State Board of Mediation has verified election results showing that employees at the Daniel Boone Regional Library have voted to unionize. Our news partner ABC-17 …
Read More »Extradition ordered for Columbia man charged with KinderCare bomb threat
A Boone County circuit judge has ordered Columbia’s KinderCare suspect to be extradited back to Missouri from Kansas, per a warrant. 25-year-old Alexzander Green is charged in …
Read More »One of Jefferson City’s largest employers to expand
We’ll learn details Tuesday morning about a new expansion project at Hitachi Energy in Jefferson City, one of the largest employers in the Capital City. Governor Mike Parson …
Read More »MoDOT outlines multi-million dollar improvement project at busy Highway 63 interchange
State transportation officials are proposing an $8 to $9-million upgrade at Columbia’s busy Highway 63 and Grindstone interchange. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) wants to expand …
Read More »Top Columbia banker: we’ve seen no indication yet of a recession
The president of Columbia’s largest bank says there is no indication yet of a recession. Central Bank of Boone County president Ed Scavone addressed the issue this …
Read More »Jefferson City and Cole County officials are thankful there were no fatalities in 2019 tornado
Jefferson City’s mayor is encouraging citizens to use the three-year tornado anniversary to practice emergency plans with their friends and family. Sunday was the third anniversary. Mayor …
Read More »No arrests yet in weekend Columbia shooting
Columbia Police say an adult male was shot this weekend in the 2600 block of Eastwood drive, near the I-70 and Highway 63 connector. That’s just north …
Read More »Hiring signs up at virtually every restaurant on busy Columbia road
A fast-food restaurant on Columbia’s heavily-traveled Clark lane is offering a $500 sign-on bonus for full-time employees. Kentucky Fried Chicken has posted a sign in front of …
Read More »(AUDIO): Central Bank of Boone County President Ed Scavone appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Central Bank of Boone County President Ed Scavone says they have 35 to 40 percent of the market share in Columbia, with $3-billion in assets. Central Bank …
Read More »Missouri congressional candidate Alford focusing on veterans, military bases in race
A former Kansas City television news anchor who’s seeking the GOP nomination in west-central Missouri’s fourth congressional district says the United States must do a better job …
Read More »CPS graduations are this weekend in Columbia
More than 1,300 Columbia Public Schools (CPS) seniors will graduate from high school this weekend. 72 students at Douglass high school graduate this (Friday) morning at 10 …
Read More »Missouri’s governor to speak at Special Olympics opening ceremony in Columbia
About 1,000 Special Olympics athletes and their families are in Columbia this weekend for the Special Olympics Missouri state summer games. The three-day event starts today (Friday) …
Read More »(AUDIO): Congressional candidate Mark Alford appears on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Columbia”
Former WDAF news anchor Mark Alford is running for the GOP nomination in west-central Missouri’s fourth congressional district. He says his voice has been on live television …
Read More »Parson: Missouri’s new congressional map is constitutional
Missouri’s governor says the new congressional redistricting map he signed on Wednesday meets our constitutional requirements. Governor Mike Parson (R) notes the map maintains the 6-2 GOP …
Read More »Missouri commodity groups pleased with passage of eminent domain legislation
(Story has been updated to include information that Grain Belt is specifically exempt from the legislation, and that it only impacts future projects) Missouri Farm Bureau and …
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